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    After NSD, BC’s 2022 Recruiting Class Ranks 36th Nationally

    After NSD, BC’s 2022 Recruiting Class Ranks 36th Nationally Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Back on Dec. 15—the start of the early signing period—Boston College inked 21 players and had the 23rd-best 2022 recruiting class in the country. If that ranking held, BC would have boasted...
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    McNulty Arrives With New Perspective for ‘No-Brainer’ Opportunity at BC

    McNulty Arrives With New Perspective for ‘No-Brainer’ Opportunity at BC Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher John McNulty was coaching in the NFL by the time he was 30. He was on staff with the Jacksonville Jaguars. But he also referred to it as “BC South.” Tom Coughlin, now a role model...
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    Hafley Explains OC Hiring Process

    Hafley Explains OC Hiring Process Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher When Pittsburgh hired away Boston College offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. last month, third-year head coach Jeff Hafley had to make the first replacement hire of his Eagles tenure. “A lot of people were kind...
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    BC's 2022 Schedule Is Set

    BC's 2022 Schedule Is Set Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College's 2022 schedule is set after the ACC slate was released Monday night. The Eagles will start the year by hosting Rutgers. It will be a revenge game for new offensive coordinator John McNulty, who had two stints...
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    Chronicling New BC OC John McNulty’s Coaching History

    Chronicling New BC OC John McNulty’s Coaching History Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher John McNulty is the new Boston College offensive coordinator, sources told Eagle Action. ESPN’s Pete Thamel was the first to report the deal being finalized. McNulty served as Notre Dame’s tight...
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    Report: BC Targeting Notre Dame TEs Coach John McNulty for OC Job

    Report: BC Targeting Notre Dame TEs Coach John McNulty for OC Job Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Two and a half weeks after Frank Cignetti Jr. was first reported to be hired away by Pittsburgh—and nine days after the Panthers made it official—there's some movement in Boston...
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    ICYMI: WR Ethon Williams Puts Name in Transfer Portal

    WR Ethon Williams Puts Name in Transfer Portal Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Ethon Williams entered the transfer portal Wednesday. That’s four Boston College wide receivers in the portal this cycle. All of them were recruited by former head coach Steve Addazio. Williams joins...
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    What Cignetti’s Impending Departure Means for BC

    What Cignetti’s Impending Departure Means for BC Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. is reportedly heading back home to coach under Pat Narduzzi and fill Pittsburgh’s OC vacancy. Cignetti was brought on by BC head coach Jeff Hafley...
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    Sources: A Key BC Assistant Is Being Targeted by Pitt

    Boston College offensive coordinator Frank Cignetti Jr. is one of the candidates being considered by Pat Narduzzi for Pittsburgh's open OC position, sources told Panther-Lair.com of the Rivals network. Cignetti, a Pittsburgh native, was the Panthers' OC and quarterbacks coach during the 2009-10...
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    DE Marcus Valdez Announces Last Hurrah With Eagles

    DE Marcus Valdez Announces Last Hurrah With Eagles Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Marcus Valdez, a two-year starting defensive end, spent much of the last three seasons playing alongside fellow edge rusher Brandon Barlow. Unlike Barlow, though, Valdez has an extra year of...
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    2021 BC Football Season in Review

    For best reading experience, click here: https://bostoncollege.rivals.com/news/2021-bc-football-season-in-review *Going to be doing a position-by-position breakdown series, too. That's coming.
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    What We Learned This Cycle About Hafley's Recruiting Mindset

    What We Learned This Cycle About Hafley's Recruiting Mindset Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Jeff Hafley was quick to credit his coaching staff during last month’s signing day after Boston College turned in its second consecutive top-35 recruiting class. He was right to, after all...
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    Nine New Year’s Resolutions for 2022 BC Football

    Nine New Year’s Resolutions for 2022 BC Football Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher This was supposed to be the year. Boston College was supposed to break or at least reach the eight-win barrier for the first time since 2009, crack the AP Poll for the second season since 2008 and maybe...
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    BC Recruiting Current Players to Stay: ‘The Guys Like it Here’

    BC Recruiting Current Players to Stay: ‘The Guys Like it Here’ Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College followed a promising 2020 campaign with an injury-riddled season that saw the Eagles dip below .500 in ACC play for the first time since 2016. Phil Jurkovec could have left...
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    Hafley on Military Bowl Cancellation: ‘I Felt Terrible’

    Hafley on Military Bowl Cancellation: ‘I Felt Terrible’ Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Jeff Hafley sat down to eat an omelet, just a few days away from Boston College’s Military Bowl matchup against East Carolina. His first bowl game as a head coach. A bowl game that would never...
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    Story: Military Bowl Canceled Because of BC COVID-19 Outbreak

    Military Bowl Canceled Because of BC COVID-19 Outbreak Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher The Military Bowl between Boston College and East Carolina has been canceled because of a COVID-19 outbreak within BC’s program. The game was set for a 2:30 p.m. kickoff Monday at Navy-Marine...
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    Bryce Steele Not Taking True Freshman Season for Granted

    Bryce Steele Not Taking True Freshman Season for Granted Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Bryce Steele didn’t have a senior high school football season. Not at Episcopal in Alexandria, Virginia. And not at Millbrook when he returned back to his hometown of Raleigh, North Carolina...
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    Amari Jacksons’ Signing Example of BC Fighting ‘the Real Fights’

    Amari Jacksons’ Signing Example of BC Fighting ‘the Real Fights’ Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Boston College head coach Jeff Hafley grinds on the recruiting trail. As do his assistants. The staff was on the road for about three weeks this season. Turning in BC’s second straight...
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    Woodbey Wants to Prove He’s ACC’s Best Safety in 2022

    Woodbey Wants to Prove He’s ACC’s Best Safety in 2022 Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher Four Boston College defensive backs turned to the transfer portal this cycle. A few more are graduating. Strong safety Jaiden Woodbey, however, isn’t going anywhere. “I just feel like another year...
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    Bowl Prep Notes: With More ‘Good on Good,’ Intensity Increases

    Bowl Prep Notes: With More ‘Good on Good,’ Intensity Increases Andy Backstrom (@andybackstrom) Publisher By the time the Military Bowl rolls around, it will have been 30 days since Boston College’s regular season finale. More than four weeks. As much as bowl prep is about recovery and...
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